Paul Heitjans

12.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
275 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Paul Heitjans is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Heitjans has authored 275 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Materials Chemistry, 130 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 86 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Paul Heitjans's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (97 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (92 papers) and Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (86 papers). Paul Heitjans is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (97 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (92 papers) and Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (86 papers). Paul Heitjans collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and Austria. Paul Heitjans's co-authors include Martin Wilkening, Sylvio Indris, André Düvel, V. Šepelák, Armin Feldhoff, Jörg Kärger, Alexander Kuhn, Thomas Bredow, C. Vinod Chandran and Ingo Bergmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Paul Heitjans

269 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ Interface Modification for Li Dendrite Prevention

2016 698 citations Paul Heitjans et al. profile →
Structure and dynamics of the fast lithium ion conductor “Li7La3Zr2O12”

2011 602 citations Henrik Buschmann, Stefan Berendts et al. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics profile →
Defibrillation of soft porous metal-organic frameworks with electric fields

2017 395 citations Alexander Knebel, Benjamin Geppert et al. Science profile →
Multi-anionic and -cationic compounds: new high entropy materials for advanced Li-ion batteries

2019 370 citations Qingsong Wang, Abhishek Sarkar et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Heitjans Germany	51	6.2k	5.1k	1.4k	1.4k	1.4k	275	10.2k
David Prendergast United States	58	5.8k 0.9×	4.6k 0.9×	780 0.6×	886 0.6×	444 0.3×	232	11.9k
Jöerg C. Neuefeind United States	48	3.6k 0.6×	4.3k 0.9×	649 0.5×	401 0.3×	192 0.1×	197	9.5k
Fokko M. Mulder Netherlands	47	5.4k 0.9×	2.8k 0.5×	666 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	318 0.2×	184	8.4k
J.B. Bates United States	38	4.1k 0.7×	2.5k 0.5×	608 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	228 0.2×	153	6.6k
Emmanuelle Suard France	56	4.4k 0.7×	5.5k 1.1×	793 0.6×	895 0.6×	222 0.2×	322	10.6k
Peter Zapol United States	52	4.7k 0.8×	7.5k 1.5×	721 0.5×	403 0.3×	115 0.1×	168	12.8k
Peter V. Sushko United States	45	4.2k 0.7×	5.0k 1.0×	554 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	84 0.1×	215	9.1k
Toshiaki Ohta Japan	50	5.4k 0.9×	3.5k 0.7×	477 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	186 0.1×	341	9.6k
Livia Giordano Italy	60	10.4k 1.7×	9.2k 1.8×	613 0.4×	2.1k 1.5×	114 0.1×	196	18.4k
Shin‐ichi Orimo Japan	75	5.7k 0.9×	17.3k 3.4×	2.2k 1.6×	812 0.6×	522 0.4×	408	20.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Heitjans

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Hogrefe, Katharina, et al.. (2025). Mapping the Various Li ⁺ Jump Pathways in Li ₁₀ GeP ₂ S ₁₂ : From Ultraslow Exchange to High-Temperature Diffusion. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(42). 38215–38224.

Gadermaier, Bernhard, et al.. (2025). Unraveling Ultrafast Li-Ion Dynamics in the Solid Electrolyte LiTi₂(PS₄)₃ by NMR down to Cryogenic Temperatures. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(23). 20023–20032. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Qingsong, Abhishek Sarkar, Di Wang, et al.. (2019). Multi-anionic and -cationic compounds: new high entropy materials for advanced Li-ion batteries. Energy & Environmental Science. 12(8). 2433–2442. 370 indexed citations breakdown →

Федоров, П. П., S. N. Ushakov, С. В. Кузнецов, et al.. (2018). Morphological Stability of the Solid–Liquid Interface during Melt Crystallization of Ca1–xSrxF2 Solid Solution. Crystallography Reports. 63(5). 837–843. 7 indexed citations

Hansen, Anna‐Lena, Claudia Backes, Wolfgang Bensch, et al.. (2018). Using light, X-rays and electrons for evaluation of the nanostructure of layered materials. Nanoscale. 10(45). 21142–21150. 11 indexed citations

Knebel, Alexander, Benjamin Geppert, Kai Volgmann, et al.. (2017). Defibrillation of soft porous metal-organic frameworks with electric fields. Science. 358(6361). 347–351. 395 indexed citations breakdown →

Adams, Alina, Bernhard Blümich, Paul Heitjans, et al.. (2013). 1H-NMR measurements of proton mobility in nano-crystalline YSZ. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 15(45). 19825–19825. 16 indexed citations

Ruprecht, Benjamin, Johanna Rahn, Harald Schmidt, & Paul Heitjans. (2012). Low-Temperature DC Conductivity of LiNbO₃ Single Crystals. Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie. 226(5-6). 431–437. 19 indexed citations

Heitjans, Paul, et al.. (2012). Diffusion in Condensed Matter: Methods, Materials, Models. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 448. 166 indexed citations

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Buschmann, Henrik, Stefan Berendts, Alexander Kuhn, et al.. (2011). Structure and dynamics of the fast lithium ion conductor "Li7La3Zr2O12" (vol 13, pg 19378, 2011). Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(48). 21658–21659. 4 indexed citations

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Ruprecht, Benjamin & Paul Heitjans. (2010). Ultraslow lithium diffusion in Li3NbO4 probed by 7Li stimulated echo NMR spectroscopy. Diffusion fundamentals.. 12. 1 indexed citations

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Wilkening, Martin, et al.. (2010). Slow Li+ self-diffusion in Li intercalated nanometer-sized needlelike rutile TiO2 as probed by mixing time dependent 7Li stimulated echo NMR spectroscopy. Diffusion fundamentals.. 12.

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Düvel, André, Martin Wilkening, & Paul Heitjans. (2009). Ionic transport in mechanosynthesized nanocrystalline LiBaF3. Diffusion fundamentals.. 11. 2 indexed citations

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Wilkening, Martin, et al.. (2008). Li dynamics in amorphous LiNbO 3 as probed by solid state NMR on different length scales. Diffusion fundamentals.. 8. 3 indexed citations

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Wilkening, Martin, Alexander Kuhn, & Paul Heitjans. (2008). 2時間 6 LiスピンアラインメントエコーNMR相関分光によるガラス性LiAlSi 2 O 6 の極めて遅いLi運動の原子スケール測定. Physical Review B. 78(5). 1–54303. 1 indexed citations

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Wilkening, Martin & Paul Heitjans. (2007). Comparison of 3D and 2D Li diffusion in cubic and hexagonal Li x TiS 2. Diffusion fundamentals.. 6. 11 indexed citations

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Bunde, Armin, Paul Heitjans, Sylvio Indris, Jan W. Kantelhardt, & Markus Ulrich. (2007). Anomalous transport and diffusion in percolation systems. Diffusion fundamentals.. 6. 2 indexed citations

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Heitjans, Paul, Sylvio Indris, & Martin Wilkening. (2005). Solid-state diffusion and NMR. Diffusion fundamentals.. 2. 29 indexed citations

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Indris, Sylvio & Paul Heitjans. (2002). Heterogeneous 7Li NMR relaxation in nanocrystalline Li2O:B2O3 composites. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 307-310. 555–564. 43 indexed citations

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Heitjans, Paul, H.‐J. Stöckmann, F. Fujara, et al.. (1985). Diffusion processes in solid Li-Mg and Li-Ag alloys and the spin-lattice relaxation of⁸Li. Journal of Physics F Metal Physics. 15(3). 561–577. 36 indexed citations

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